Medieval Latin

Sections and Teachers

Section 1:

Instructor: Bruce McMenomy

Starts: September 6, 2022
Ends: June 2, 2023

Tuesday 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM ET

Tuition: $650.00

There is more information at the teacher's course Website: Medieval Latin

Prerequisites

Latin IV or equivalent; further preparation is certainly appropriate, though not absolutely required.

Recommended background

This is a course that requires considerable fluency and competence in Classical Latin. Some acquaintance with Medieval History is an advantage as well.

Teacher's notes:

A specialized course for those who are interested in pursuing Medieval Studies; it deals with standard Late Latin and Medieval Latin authors selected for difficulty, and conducted at the level of an upper-division college course. This is not a course in the Vulgate or its equivalent; it gets into some fairly subtle historical linguistics.

Textbooks and Materials

This item is required:

Medieval Latin: An Introduction and Bibliographical Guide , Authors: A. G. Rigg (Editor), Frank Anthony Carl Mantello (Editor)

ISBN: 0813208424

Best sources: Scholars Online Bookstore

This item is required:

Reading Medieval Latin , Authors: Keith Sidwell

ISBN: 052144747X

Best sources: Scholars Online Bookstore

This item is recommended but not required and its use is optional:

Collins Gem Latin Dictionary , Authors: D. A. Kidd

ISBN: 000470763X

Best sources: Scholars Online Bookstore

Other information: Some Latin dictionary is essential for this course. This is probably the most inexpensive you can find and use, and it will cover most of the necessary vocabulary. Others are offered as options.

This item is recommended but not required and its use is optional:

Latin Dictionary Founded on Andrew's Edition of Freund's Latin Dictionary , Authors: Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, William Freund

ISBN: 0198642016

Best sources: Scholars Online Bookstore

Other information: This is definitely not required, but it is one of the better general-purpose Latin dictionaries for the mediaeval Latinist. Its selections run up to about 600 A.D., and cover some of the more critical patristic vocabulary. It is worth noting that the text of the dictionary is available for free online via Perseus and Logeion.

This item is recommended but not required and its use is optional:

Revised Medieval Latin Word-List from British and Irish Sources (British Academy) , Authors: R. E. Latham, committee appointed by the British Academy

ISBN: 0197258913

Best sources: Scholars Online Bookstore

Other information: Definitely not necessary, but useful to the specialist.